Bubbles, written by Leon Pober, Ho's signature tune. John Rowles McVay lined up Maori artist John Rowles as Duke's in-residence act to follow Ho's tenure at the nightclub. Rowles had already made his United States debut the same year at the Flamingo Las Vegas, following Ho's booking at that venue. When Rowles was the in-residence act at Duke's, McVay placed copies of Rowles' hit single Cheryl Moana Marie into invitations for the opening of Al Lopaka as a fill in act for Rowles. Under McVay's management, Rowles would become the headliner at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Monarch Room. Na Hoku Hanohano Award The Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts awarded McVay the 1999 Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award for his substantial contributions to the entertainment industry in Hawaii. Personal life and death McVay and his wife Betsy were the parents of a son, Mark, and two daughters, Lindsey and Melissa. Mark died in 1965 at the age of eight from brain cancer. McVay died of pancreatic cancer on June 29, 2001. At the time, he was managing magician John Hirokawa. External links Descendants of Thomas Hastings on Facebook References 1927 births 2001 deaths Musicians from Honolulu Impresarios American music managers American talent agents Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners 20th-century American musicians